Apart from all the natural places, hill stations and lakes, Kashmir – famously known as heaven on earth – is known for its artificially developed Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, located at an altitude of feet above sea level in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. This garden was built in 2007 and is widely hailed as the Asia’s biggest Flower Garden. Located in the base of the famous Zabarwan Hills, this garden is built in six terraces so as it make the view pleasing to the eye. This also has a Lake View of the magnificent Dal Lake that looks vast and beautiful from up there
To enjoy you visit to Tulip Garden, you will first have to arrive in Srinagar. You can reach Srinagar by any of the following ways.
How to Reach Srinagar by Air: you can easily book a flight to Shaikh ul Alam international Airport (SXR) from almost all the major airports of India. You can also contact Tripmore on 7051909192 to avail easy bookings.
How to Reach Srinagar by Train: As of now, the train connection with Srinagar is not fully complete. You can travel to Jammu Railway Station by train and form there you can avail a cab or taxi and reach Banihal. From Banihal you can take another train and reach Nowgam Railway Station, Srinagar.
How to Reach Srinagar by Road: Srinagar has a well connected National Highway 1A that connects it with Jammu and other major cities. You can travel in a shared cab from Jammu or you can also hire a rented cab or a self-drive drive car to enjoy around Srinagar. However, the road between Udhampur and Banihal is hilly and quite difficult, so you must avail the services of an experienced driver.
Tulip season in Kashmir begins with the onset of spring every year. Almost around 3rd week of March the tulips and other flowers in the Tulip Gardens are in full bloom and last up until the last week of April. This period of almost 40 days is known as the Tulip festival in Kashmir.
In this period more than 70 lakh flowers bloom in almost 72 acres of Land, duly filled with flower beds, water fountains as well as walkways. You can easily walk through different beds by duly maintained walkways and take a rest on grassy sitting areas.
Apart from Tulips, the Tulip Garden is also home to many other beautiful and versatile flowers like Daffodils, Hyacinths and Ranunculus. Such flowers, along with other trees that are in bloom during this phase like Almond Trees, Apricot trees add to the beauty of the already pristine and colorful Tulip Garden.
Tulip Garden is at a distance of almost 17 kilometers from Srinagar Airport. You can easily book a cab at the airport or pre-book a taxi in Kashmir by calling Tripmore on 7051909192
Tulip Garden is at a distance of almost 08 kilometers from City centre. You can easily book a cab by calling Tripmore on 7051909192
Tulip Garden has almost more than 1.5 million Tulips of more than 60 verities. Apart from this Tulip Garden also has Daffodils, Hyacinths and Ranunculus flowers
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The garden was first established during Mughal times. Later for a lot of time, this worked as a Local Horticulture Centre.
In 2007 the state government – in order to push the local tourism in Kashmir – decided to make it the largest Tulip Garden in Asia. The tulip bulbs were brought from Holland, in a vast number of almost 1.7 Million in number.
Today, during the time of spring, Tulip Garden sees a heavy tourist footfall in lakh. The 2024 saw a tourist number of more than 4.25 lakh
The best time to visit Tulip Garden is in the second week of its opening. Apart from Tulip flowers, some other flowers and blossoming trees also add to the beauty of Tulip Garden.
If you are planning to visit Tulip Garden, plan your trip in the morning so that you can reach before most of the people. The Tulip is a limited time attraction so it sees a lot of tourists.
Tripmore Can Service is easily available through Tripmore by calling on 7051909192. Cab Services are available and assist you in enjoying your time at tulip garden.
The weather can go up to 27 degrees maximum and 20 degrees minimum. Sometimes the temperature can come down and there can be rain as well.
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You can enjoy full tulip bloom during the end of March and is open till late April.
The Tulip is open from 9.00 am in the Morning till 5.00 in the evening
Tulip season is from Last week of March to the early Week of May
The entry fee to entry in tulip garden is 70 rupees per adult and 30 rupees per child
Tulip garden, Srinagar is the largest tulip garden in Asia.
Tulip Garden is at a distance of 08 kilometers from Lal Chowk
Tulip Garden is located at the base of Zabarwan hills around Himalayan Mountains
Tulip garden is almost 72 acres large. It is also the largest tulip garden in Asia
